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Forage report for 38.4693, -93.6220

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 80th, fall 42nd)
  • Missouri: 61st percentile (spring 82nd, summer 54th, fall 39th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 38th percentile (spring 80th, summer 29th, fall 57th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Missouri, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 361 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 205 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A, AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.